Laurel Highlands Council Boy Scouts of America

Board of Directors Meeting

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 12:00 p.m. at Flag Plaza Scout Center

Meeting begins at 12:20 p.m.

Agenda

Presiding: Erich Smith, Council President

I. Welcome Erich Smith A. Invocation Don Scandrol B. Pledge of Allegiance Everyone

II. Consent Agenda Items - ACTION ITEM Erich Smith A. Approval of February 13, 2018, Board of Directors Meeting Minutes B. Approval of March 20, 2018, Executive Committee Meeting Minutes C. Approval of February 28, 2018 financial statements D. Approval of New Board Member Dr. Lisa Abel-Palmieri, Sr. Vice President of Growth and

Retention E. Approval of New Council Commissioner Jack Boyde (taking office on July 1, 2018)

III. Business Items Erich Smith A. Reports

i. Committee Highlights ii. Any questions or comments

IV. Review of Strategic Road Map Erich Smith

V. Scout Executive Minute Sharon Moulds

VI. President’s Closing Comments Erich Smith

Laurel Highlands Council Boy Scouts of America

Minutes Board of Directors Meeting

Flag Plaza Scout Center, Pittsburgh, PA 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 13, 2018

PRESIDING: Rev. Dr. Don Scandrol, Council Commissioner Attending: Board of DirectorsBaker, Ken Balawajder, Chuck Bausher, Rick Belt, Carl Beozzo, Sy Clark, Renny Geraghty, Andrea Glover, Aubrey Halliday, Ken

Krapp, Rich Krumenacker, Norm Lammie, Scott Lockard, Bernie Lusk, Tom Martin, Frank Morrison, Alan Pontius, Dean Scandrol, Don

Schwab, Doug Smith, Bill Tedeschi, Brian Tomalis, Erik Tracy, James Uber, Jamie Wiley, Jim

Advisory Board Daffner, Richard Dunn, Larry Elwell, Joe

Erskine, John Green, Dave Kaczor, Joseph

Kreimer, C.W. Sheldon, Greg

By PhoneFlannery, Kevin McClure, Sam Squire, Kevin Guests Shearer, Jamie StaffBurkey, Tracey Guzik, Carolyn Kuritzky, Brian

Manner, Mike Moulds, Sharon Park, Bill

Parks, Alan Schweinsberg, Margie Sullivan, Dan

ACTION ITEMS: A motion was offered by Ken Halliday with second by Sy Beozzo to approve the consent agenda items:

• December 14, 2017, Board of Directors Meeting Minutes • January 11, 2018, Executive Committee Meeting Minutes • Donor Privacy Policy • December 31, 2017, year-end financial statements

Motion carried. A quorum was present with 28 of the 59 Board Members attending. CALL TO ORDER In the absence of Council President Erich Smith, Council Commissioner Rev. Dr. Don Scandrol welcomed everyone, opening the meeting after lunch at 12:20 p.m. He offered the invocation and all participated in the Pledge of Allegiance. First time guests were welcomed and acknowledged: Lou Anne Caligiuri, TrailBlazer District Chair, Aubrey Glover, Frontier District Chair, and Jim Wiley, Chestnut Ridge District Chair.

CONSENT AGENDA Documentation supporting the Consent Agenda action items, a list of Chartering Organization contacts, and reports from Program, Properties, Summer Camp, Membership, Unit Service, Friends of Scouting, and Special Events were sent by email to everyone for individual review last week in anticipation of today’s meeting. The floor was opened for comments and/or questions before offering the motions. A motion was offered by Ken Halliday with second by Sy Beozzo to approve: December 14, 2017, Board of Directors Meeting Minutes; January 11, 2018, Executive Committee Meeting Minutes; Donor Privacy Policy; and December 31 2017, year-end financial statements. All approved and motion carried. PRESENTATION OF REPORTS Membership Alan Parks, Director of Field Service, reported membership growth in 2017. It was a good year with better retention and new Scouts in the Lion program. The “Hooked on Scouting” campaign, with a focus on fishing, reinforces and aligns with programs. Two units in the council are participating as early adopters of the Family Scouting program (with only seven known across the nation last week). This year, a concentrated effort will be spent on Webelos to Scout transition. In late January, the executive staff participated in a membership growth conference. Appointments are scheduled this week with 67 potential new volunteers. Program Greg Sheldon, a member of the Shooting Sports Committee, presented the program report and began by reminding everyone that a high-quality program drives membership. A council Program Training Conference and the College of Commissioner Science are scheduled on Saturday, March 24 at Gateway Middle School. Summer camp is just around the corner and all are invited to visit Camp Seph Mack and Heritage Reservation. The new shooting sports complex at Heritage Reservation offers pistol safety and marksmanship courses. Greg Sheldon and Bill Milliron, also a member of the Shooting Sports Committee, are happy to assist with a tour. Development Dan Sullivan, Director of Development, reported that despite the 2017 challenges, 2018 looks to be a strong year. The Friends of Scouting campaign is already tracking well ahead and close to 100% of the family presentations are scheduled. Upcoming special events include: Whitney M. Young, Jr. Service Award Dinner on Thursday, February 15; Harry E. Mangle Memorial Award Dinner on Thursday, February 22; Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner on Thursday, May 31; and Sporting Clays Classic on Friday, June 8. Financials Brian Kuritzky, the council’s new Chief Financial Officer, provided a self-introduction before reporting that the 2017 year-end financials closed above budget. Preparation for the audit has already begun with plans to complete in the next few months. Work is still ongoing to complete the financial reports to close January 2018. Additional projects include: working on processes; bringing outsourced items back inside; and long-term strategies with numbers. ROADMAP FOR 2018 – THE COUNCIL’S STRATEGIC PLAN Over the last few months, discussions were held on the council’s 2018 strategic plan. The roadmap of the plan began with five strategic objectives. Later, a sixth objective was added. A final snapshot of the roadmap now has four objectives: Council/District Inclusiveness (Andrea Geraghty, Sharon Moulds and Tracey Burkey), Effective Volunteers (Kevin Flannery, Bill Park and Mike Manner), Growth and Retention (VP to be determined, Alan Parks and Charlie Huse), and Financial Sustainability (Paul Pigman, Dan Sullivan and Brian Kuritzky). Chartering Organization Relations, has been moved to the Growth and Retention objective, because of the effect it has on everything we do. A meeting is scheduled in two weeks to discuss the plan. Objectives Council/District Inclusiveness – report by Andrea Geraghty

o concentration on outreach to include all communities, ethnic backgrounds and genders to participate in Scouting at the council, district and board level

o focus on building next generation of leaders o matrix has been constructed that will be used to determine current board of directors’

makeup (ages, ethnic background, tenure, business and community background, etc.); will help to determine what is missing; will be used to develop prospect lists (professional business women, minority leaders, and young professionals), plan small social gatherings as well as meet and greet opportunities, begin dialogs and build relationships

o develop opportunities to host public conversations about inclusiveness o develop welcoming environment o create opportunities to get people involved

Effective Volunteers – report by Kevin Flannery

o dedicated volunteers are a top priority in every council and are needed to promote the mission of Scouting, allowing us to maintain the status as the foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training in America

o volunteers, our greatest resource and most basic success of Scouting, provide leadership to boards, committees, units and finance

o successful use of volunteer resources depends on the ability of key leaders, both professional and volunteer, to locate, select, train, utilize, and recognize the number of people necessary to successfully perform the membership, finance, program and unit service functions

o provide necessary tools and trainings for leaders, so they understand how Scouting works; every Scout deserves a trained leader

o review committee support, systems and processes that are in place to assure units, districts and council have enough quality, trained and engaged volunteers at all levels of Scouting

Growth and Retention – report by Alan Parks

o membership growth and retention are the lifeblood of our organization o all strategic objectives are needed for growth; we must get back to the basics o great time in Scouting to develop great programs for families o make sure that every school has recruitment event scheduled o build Scoutreach, TrailBlazer and Exploring; have people in place to assist with building o visits to Chartering Organization Representatives; completion date of October 1 for all

visits Financial Sustainability – report by Dan Sullivan

o spending in a strategic manner o looking at entire spending plan o Friends of Scouting sustains the council; continue to fine tune the plan for raising money o sustain and grow long-term endowment o manage expenses; streamline and leverage assets o determine feasibility of capital campaign to assist with maintenance of camp properties

Everyone was in agreement that the strategic objectives discussed would be used as the roadmap to create the council’s new strategic plan. SCOUT EXECUTIVE’S MINUTE Sharon Moulds began with highlights of council victories in 2017. With 1875 points on the Journey to Excellence scale, the council achieved Gold status. Growth was shown in the following areas: fiscal management, fundraising, membership growth, new member recruiting, youth retention, community impact, Cub Scout advancement, youth serving executives, unit retention/growth, unit contacts, district and unit leadership. To reach Gold status, improvement was shown in five selected areas: membership, fundraising, retention, district leadership and new member recruiting. There is a heavy focus on scheduling camp promotions, especially at the Cub Scout level. Biggest challenge continues to be the sharing of information with parents and guardians by unit gatekeepers.

The council staff now has lots of energy as winners in 2017, and are working together to build on the 2017 victories in 2018. The new Youth Protection Training is now available online. It is a more comprehensive training that is 75 minutes long and divided into four segments and covers new topics such as: bullying, grooming, and youth on youth. All new volunteers will take the course immediately; currently registered volunteers have until October 1 to take the class. The class will likely be offer before an upcoming Board of Directors meeting. It was noted that there is a buffering issue with the online video and that National BSA is working on a fix. Long-time Scouter Bob Falck died on Sunday, February 11. His funeral will be on Thursday, February 15. COMMISSIONER’S CLOSING REMARKS In closing, Don Scandrol reminded everyone that February 8 is the anniversary of Scouting. He shared a story about recently attending two very different services, one for Scout Sabbath and one for Scout Sunday. Despite the difference, the common thread was the support shown for Scouting through youth development programs … “we are in the business to make them responsible adults”. There being no further business to come before the board, Don Scandrol concluded the meeting, thanked everyone for attending and adjourned at 1:05 p.m. Respectfully submitted, __________________________ __________________________ Sharon M. Moulds Erich Smith Scout executive/CEO Council President __________________________ Date

Laurel Highlands Council Boy Scouts of America

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING Minutes

March 20, 2018 The Executive Committee of the Laurel Highlands Council, Boy Scouts of America held their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at Flag Plaza Scout Center in Pittsburgh, PA. In the absence of Council President Erich Smith, Immediate Past Council President Scott Cunningham called the meeting to order at 7:38 a.m. A quorum was present. The invocation was given by Alan Parks, Director of Field Service, with everyone participating in the Pledge of Allegiance. Attendance:Scott Cunningham Andrea Geraghty Scott Hardy

Rich Krapp Tom Lusk Dean Pontius

James Tracy

By Conference Call:Rick Bausher Mark Breedlove

Bernie Lockard Bill Rosner

Jamie Shearer

Excused:Kevin Flannery Gordy Gebbens Scott Lammie

Paul Pigman Don Scandrol Erich Smith

Brian Tedeschi

Staff: Carolyn Guzik Brian Kuritzky Mike Manner

Sharon Moulds Bill Park Alan Parks

Margie Schweinsberg Dan Sullivan

CONSENT AGENDA ACTION ITEMS:

A Motion was offered to approve the following action items on the Consent Agenda:

o January 31, 2018 Financial Statements o Candidates to serve as members of the 2018 Council Nominating Committee o Resolution – Beneficiary Membership of United Way organizations

Motion by Scott Hardy and Rich Krapp to approve January 31, 2018 Financial Statements, candidates to serve on the 2018 council Nominating Committee (Scott Cunningham, Chair, Andrea Geraghty, Scott Hardy, Kim Leonard, Bernie Lockard, and Erich Smith) and Resolution to become or remain a beneficiary member of United Way organizations (United Way of Blair County, United Way of Indiana County, United Way of Bedford County, Greene County United Way, County United Way – Allegany, County United Way – Mineral, County United Way – Garrett, County United Way – Hampshire; Beaver County United Way, United Way of Washington County, Mon Valley United Way, United Way of Southwest Pennsylvania, and United Way of Laurel Highlands. All approved; motion passed.

A quorum was present.

Welcome Council President Erich Smith was unexpectedly called away on business. Immediate Past Council President Scott Cunningham welcomed everyone and thanked all for attending. Council Commissioner Rev. Dr. Don Scandrol also had a scheduling conflict. Director of Field Service Alan Parks offered the invocation and everyone then joined in the Pledge of Allegiance. Consent Agenda Action items were discussed. Candidates to serve on the 2018 Council Nominating Committee include: Scott Cunningham, Chair, Andrea Geraghty, Scott Hardy, Kim Leonard, Bernie Lockard, and Erich Smith. An affirmative vote is needed for the Resolution to become or remain a beneficiary member of United Way organizations (United Way of Blair County, United Way of Indiana County, United Way of Bedford County, Greene County United Way, County United Way – Allegany, County United Way – Mineral, County United Way – Garrett, County United Way – Hampshire; Beaver County United Way, United Way of Washington County, Mon Valley United Way, United Way of Southwest Pennsylvania, and United Way of Laurel Highlands). As of March 16, allocation applications to all organizations listed are complete. All approved; motion passed. Motion by Scott Hardy and Rich Krapp to approve the January 31, 2018 Financial Statements, candidates to serve on the 2018 Council Nominating Committee, and the Resolution to become or remain a beneficiary member of United Way organizations. All approved; motion passed. BUSINESS ITEMS February Financial Statements The completed financial statements dated February 28, 2018 were not available at meeting time. Statements will be shared later and added to the Consent Agenda Action Items list for the Board of Directors meeting on April 10. Camp Master Plan Sharon Moulds, Scout executive/CEO, began a discussion regarding a rollout of the Camp Master Plan. Rich Krapp provided the timeline for sharing the plan rollout: Camping Committee in April, Executive Committee in May, and Board of Directors in June at the Annual Business Meeting. Board members requested that the plan be shared ten days prior to the presentation for ample review time. How do we prepare for the rollout without media and other members of the community, so that the discussion is driven by the council? Recommendations include:

• prepare a structured communication plan and statement possibly developed outside of the council

• select a specific timeframe for communicating the plan • develop talking points that include frequently asked questions (FAQs) for hot

button topics • remind everyone who participates in a rollout presentation, that the contents of the

plan are confidential (it may be necessary to have all sign a confidentiality agreement)

• host scripted meetings at one set day and time (approximately two weeks prior to the Annual Business meeting) throughout the council to provide the same message to everyone

• remember that emotions run high when changes relate to camp properties • schedule pre-discussions with “no paper” presentations

• focus on the best interests of our youth and the vision of Scouting during the presentations; provide the correct message; remind everyone that upgrades are always necessary; be transparent; let the process work itself through; be respectful of all points

Strategic Plan Roadmap A strategy session, hosted by Erich Smith at the offices of BNY Mellon, and facilitated by Nicole Cavoti, VP, Senior Specialist, Talent & Development was held on Tuesday, February 27. A SWOT analysis review was used to match with our established roadmap. The vision statement was rewritten as follows: to be the premier youth development program in our communities by engaging young people to improve the work by inspiring leadership, character, and purpose. The pillars were discussed and have been adjusted as follows:

o Leadership and Governance – remains the same; focus on diversifying the board of directors; under the leadership of Andrea Geraghty

o Program and Facilities – formerly Manpower; under the leadership of Kevin Flannery; will be completed pending a meeting of the committee

o Growth and Retention – focus on growing membership and retaining it through unit service; under the leadership of Dr. Lisa Abel-Palmieri, pending board membership approval by the Nominating Committee

o Financial Sustainability – focus on how we raise money and how it is spent; under the leadership of Paul Pigman

o Marketing – no longer a stand-alone pillar; focus on marketing to support across all areas of the roadmap; under the leadership of Brian Tedeschi

o Effective Volunteers – without them, there is no Laurel Highlands Council; support all areas of the roadmap; under the leadership of ALL

Short-term, mid-term and long-term tactical goals were established. It is now time for the groups to develop benchmarks and timelines.

o What is the necessary timeline to accomplish? o What will the plan look like? o What is the expected specific result?

Members of the Executive Committee will assist with the strategic roadmap plans through participation on a pillar group committee. The groups are as follows: Leadership and Governance

Andrea Geraghty, Scott Cunningham, Bernie Lockard, Sharon Moulds Program and Facilities Kevin Flannery, Rich Krapp, Gordy Gebbens, Bill Park, Mike Manner Growth and Retention Dr. Lisa Abel-Palmieri, Rick Bausher, Scott Hardy, Tom Lusk, Bill Rosner Don Scandrol, Alan Parks Financial Sustainability Paul Pigman, Dean Pontius, Mark Breedlove, Scott Lammie, J Tracy Brian Kuritzky, Margie Schweinsberg, Dan Sullivan

The groups separated for 20 minutes to discuss additional plans for the roadmap. They reconvened after good conversations were conducted and additional meetings scheduled. Upcoming Events Program Training Conference and Commissioners’ College – March 24

Gateway Middle School, Monroeville, PA National Annual Meeting – May 23 - 25

Dallas, Texas Adult Adventure – June 20 – 24 The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve, Glen Jean, WV Flag Day Celebration & 50th Anniversary of Flag Plaza Scout Center – June 14 Flag Plaza Scout Center, Pittsburgh, PA Annual Business Meeting – June 19 Location to be determined Scout Executive’s Report Sharon Moulds shared a story … Color Me Khaki. Sharon’s Dad was a professional Scouter and served as the SPL (Senior Patrol Leader) of their family. All her life, Sharon has received health insurance from the Boy Scouts and has been a Scout. Working in Scouting, Sharon has been able to give back. The Lion program is no longer a pilot program. Girls can be Boy Scouts in 2019; younger girls can join now. We are planting new trees in an already established growth and serving girls and boys to the best of our ability. It is a great time to be in Scouting … our young leaders can be khaki. Thank you to Scott Cunningham for filling in today. Closing Comments Scott Cunningham thanked everyone for attending and reminded them that for their hard work is now coming to fruition. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:32 a.m. Respectfully submitted: Approved: _____________________________ _____________________________ Sharon M. Moulds Erich C. Smith Scout executive/CEO Council president _______________________________ Date

Laurel Highlands Council - #527 Boy Scouts of America

Operating Fund Current Year

Budget Actual Last Year Budget Actual Last Year Budget

Net Direct Mail

Friends of Scouting:

FOS contributions 80,000 68,187 71,382 128,000 139,341 144,024 556,200

Net assets released FOS - - - 260,000 228,682 155,674 260,000

Provision uncoll FOS (4,917) - (3,982) (9,833) (16,768) (18,214) (59,000)

Net Friends of Scouting 75,083 68,187 67,400 378,167 351,255 281,484 757,200

Project sales:

Project sales contributions - - - - 200 - 27,800

Net Project Sales - - - - 200 - 27,800

Special events:

Special event contributions 173,000 145,558 89,175 173,000 145,558 89,175 741,000

Net assets release spec events - - - - - - -

Spec event cost direct benefit (32,700) (30,746) - (32,700) (30,746) - (195,325)

Net Special Events 140,300 114,812 89,175 140,300 114,812 89,175 545,675

Net Legacies & Bequests

Foundations and trusts:

Foundations and trusts - 1,618 300 - 2,118 300 480,000

Net assets released found trst - - - 175,000 175,000 350,000 175,000

Net Foundations & Trusts - 1,618 300 175,000 177,118 350,300 655,000

Other direct:

Other direct contributions - - - - 3,400 - 30,000

Net assets release other direc - - - - 50,000 - -

Net Other Direct Contributions - - - - 53,400 - 30,000

Total Direct Support 215,383 184,617 156,875 693,467 696,785 720,959 2,015,675

Net Associated Organizations

United Way:

United Way contributions 6,250 94 511 12,500 232 847 235,000

Net assets released United Way 3,750 - 191,722 157,500 190,864 191,722 195,000

Net United Way 10,000 94 192,233 170,000 191,095 192,570 430,000

Net Unassociated Organizations

Net Other Indirect Contributions

Government Grants/Fees

Total Indirect Support 10,000 94 192,233 170,000 191,095 192,570 430,000

Sales of supplies - net:

Sale of supplies gross 12,417 16,610 13,259 24,833 25,586 25,863 149,000

Sale of supplies cost of goods (8,333) (11,500) (7,809) (16,667) (17,652) (16,560) (100,000)

Net Sale of Scouting Supplies 4,083 5,110 5,450 8,167 7,935 9,303 49,000

Product sales:

Product sales - 2,022 11,519 - 42,202 27,214 2,090,000

Product sales cost of goods - - - - - - (650,000)

Product sales unit commissions - (10,210) (4,335) - (40,210) (9,589) (650,000)

Net Product Sales - (8,188) 7,184 - 1,992 17,625 790,000

Investment:

Investment income current 47,346 12,254 6,076 94,691 115,221 123,738 568,149

Total Investment Income 47,346 12,254 6,076 94,691 115,221 123,738 568,149

Total Realized Invest Gain/Loss

Total Unrealized Invest Gain/Loss

Camping:

Camp revenues 53,000 18,649 25,235 106,000 89,136 121,202 2,392,700

Camp trading post sales 1,917 1,546 1,543 3,833 2,721 3,392 173,000

Camp TP cost of goods sold (1,092) - (2,213) (2,183) - (2,213) (119,900)

Camp refunds and discounts - - (40) - - (305) -

Net Camping Revenue 53,825 20,195 24,525 107,650 91,857 122,076 2,445,800

Activities:

Comparative Statement of Budgeted Operations - Unrestricted

Period Ending: February 28, 2018

Indirect Support

Revenue

Current Period Year to Date

Direct Support

Support and Revenue

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Operating Fund Current Year

Budget Actual Last Year Budget Actual Last Year Budget

Comparative Statement of Budgeted Operations - Unrestricted

Period Ending: February 28, 2018

Current Period Year to Date

Activity revenues 7,027 (503) 14,850 7,443 (503) 14,850 254,505

Activity trading post sales - - - - - - 3,050

Activity refunds and discounts - - (84) - - (84) -

Net Activity Revenue 7,027 (503) 14,766 7,443 (503) 14,766 257,555

Other Revenue 9,380 10,760 11,316 19,560 17,691 25,779 121,358

Total Revenue 121,661 39,628 69,317 237,511 234,192 313,287 4,231,862

347,044 224,340 418,424 1,100,978 1,122,072 1,226,816 6,677,537

Employee compensation:

Salaries 209,312 194,313 179,851 418,624 381,051 353,734 2,896,742

Employee benefits 39,708 32,161 34,218 79,416 65,059 66,630 476,496

Payroll taxes 16,096 14,261 13,303 32,192 27,918 26,158 213,150

Employee related 500 - - 1,000 - - 6,000

Total Employee Compensation 265,616 240,735 227,372 531,231 474,028 446,523 3,592,388

Other Expenses:

Professional fees 11,609 15,329 23,153 23,218 27,687 45,979 348,808

Program and other supplies 24,209 28,763 32,769 39,010 35,228 37,454 900,158

Telephone and communications 6,000 6,038 6,108 12,000 11,802 11,858 78,500

Postage and shipping 1,822 39 1,477 3,644 126 4,483 24,400

Occupancy 45,321 51,113 63,513 90,542 81,356 112,264 545,478

Rental and maintenance of equi 1,192 597 201 3,383 1,165 1,959 32,500

Publication and media 4,792 4,606 10,027 9,583 9,035 13,477 57,500

Travel 18,597 12,292 17,161 37,083 22,216 28,312 237,020

Conferences and meeting 3,550 1,736 11,771 3,600 4,830 13,946 85,800

Specific assistance to individ 8,071 28,050 39,314 16,142 29,944 52,722 113,850

Recognition and awards 6,879 1,482 635 13,758 2,430 2,101 196,550

Insurance 22,123 19,275 28,329 44,247 37,410 35,643 265,480

Other 7,363 3,036 (3,330) 14,725 6,665 5,871 95,400

National charter and serv fees 9,000 8,844 - 9,000 8,844 - 90,000

Total Other Expenses 170,527 181,200 231,126 319,936 278,738 366,068 3,071,444

436,142 421,935 458,498 851,167 752,766 812,591 6,663,832

(89,098) (197,595) (40,074) 249,811 369,306 414,224 13,705

Unrestricted Net Assets - Beginning of Year 551,754 478,188

Change in Net Assets from Operations (89,098) (197,595) (40,074) 249,811 369,306 414,224 13,705

Adjustments to Net Assets - - - -

Transfers between Funds - - - - - - -

(89,098) (197,595) (40,074) 249,811 369,306 414,224 13,705

921,060 892,412

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Expenses

Unrestricted Net Assets - End of Period

Change in Unrestricted Net Assets

Surplus (Deficit) UR Revenue/Expense

Net Assets Summary

Total Support and Revenue

Total Expenses

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2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017

Current assets:

Cash 1,557,205 1,742,477 209,139 374,152 127,556 9,946 1,893,900 2,126,575

Short-term investments 554,634 554,371 253,103 251,648 807,737 806,019

Accounts and notes receivable 58,706 74,171 64,590 2,222 123,297 76,393

Contributions receivable 201,881 306,332 9,175 -20 211,057 306,311

Inventory 229,553 223,503 229,553 223,503

Interfund loans -930,000 -930,000 930,000 930,000

Deferred activity expense 25,559 124,290 25,559 124,290

Deferred camp expense 19,390 2,663 19,390 2,663

Deferred special event expense 100 100

Prepaid expenses 72,119 23,094 72,119 23,094

Total current assets 1,789,048 2,121,001 526,832 628,022 1,066,731 939,925 3,382,611 3,688,948

Noncurrent assets:

Contributions receivable 20,088 31,970 20,088 31,970

Unallocated asset acquisition 23,697 37,419 23,697 37,419

Land, buildings and equipment 10,759,127 10,697,854 10,759,127 10,697,854

Long-term investments 74,734 67,440 3,904,385 3,436,036 15,449,457 12,874,655 19,428,576 16,378,131

Total noncurrent assets 74,734 67,440 14,687,210 14,171,309 15,469,544 12,906,625 30,231,488 27,145,373

Total assets 1,863,781 2,188,440 15,214,042 14,799,331 16,536,276 13,846,550 33,614,099 30,834,322

Current liabilities:

Accounts payable 73,313 61,776 29,678 42,720 102,991 104,496

Accrued expenses 207,784 173,818 5,989 213,773 173,818

Taxes and benefits withheld 12,434 22,056 12,434 22,056

Custodial accounts 343,170 338,309 1,940,667 1,723,055 2,283,837 2,061,364

Deferred activity revenue 77,536 371,194 77,536 371,194

Deferred camp revenue 87,780 60,927 87,780 60,927

Deferred special event revenue 18,905 83,886 18,905 83,886

Other deferred revenue 17,446 20,278 17,446 20,278

Other current liabilities 77,336 82,721 77,336 82,721

Total current liabilities 915,704 1,214,966 35,667 42,720 1,940,667 1,723,055 2,892,039 2,980,741

Total noncurrent liabilities

Total liabilities 915,704 1,214,966 35,667 42,720 1,940,667 1,723,055 2,892,039 2,980,741

Net assets:

Without donor restrictions 921,060 892,412 12,565,864 12,408,784 5,575,100 3,885,071 19,062,024 17,186,267

With donor restrictions 27,017 81,062 2,612,510 2,347,827 9,020,509 8,238,425 11,660,036 10,667,314

Total net assets 948,077 973,474 15,178,374 14,756,611 14,595,609 12,123,495 30,722,060 27,853,581

Total liabilities and net assets 1,863,781 2,188,440 15,214,042 14,799,331 16,536,276 13,846,550 33,614,099 30,834,322

Statement of Financial Position

Period Ending: February 28, 2018

Total of All FundsOperating Fund Capital Fund Endowment Fund

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Lisa Abel-Palmieri, Ph.D.

Dr. Lisa Abel-Palmieri is the Head of School and Chief Learning Officer at Holy Family Academy. She holds a BA in Public Relations/Art History & Design, MA in integrated marketing, MS in multimedia educational technologies and has a Masters Certificate in Business and Executive Management and Leadership from Duquesne University. Dr. Palmieri earned her PhD at Robert Morris University. Dr. Palmieri focused her Doctoral research on innovative approached to curriculum design, leadership models in progressive schools and educational technologies. Her practicum and field work focused on engaging underserved students in STEM. Dr. Palmieri’s research has appeared in educational publications and her work as a grant writer focuses on developing equity community research programs.

Lisa brings close to twenty years of teaching, industry and administrative experience to her role at HFA. Dr. Palmieri’s diverse professional background includes large for-profit corporations, the United States Nuclear Navy, and post secondary education, where she taught a variety of disciplines. She has helped several schools re-envision curriculum, particularly shifting from passive to active learning, leveraging approaches like blended learning, design thinking, and maker education. Her learning philosophy involves connected learning, field-based studies, and co-designing learning with students.

Dr. Palmieri is a former academic department head focused on STEM domains, has presented at conferences and workshops as a nationally recognized speaker on innovative approaches to teaching and learning, and has served on accreditation committees for other private schools.

Prior to joining Holy Family Academy, she was the Director of Technology & Curricular Innovation, Head of Computer Science, and led partnerships and outreach as Director of the Learning Innovation Institute at The Ellis School.

Dr. Palmieri was awarded Non-Profit CIO of the Year by the Pittsburgh Technology Council in 2013. In 2014, she was an honorable mention for Leader of the Year from Technology & Learning Magazine, an Athena Young Professional Award Nominee, and a National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) “Teacher of the Future.” In 2015, the Huffington Post selected her as the 18th “most social” K12 EdTech leader. Dr. Palmieri is the co-founder of EdCampPGH, and involved with several other working groups as part of the Remake Learning Network. In 2016, she was named an ASCD Emerging Leader and Big Picture Learning, Deeper Learning Equity Fellow.

JACK W. BOYDE Jack Boyde has been active in Scouting since his youth. He was a Cub Scout and Boy Scout, achieving the rank of Life Scout. He is a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow. As an adult, he served in the unit positions of Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, and Committee Chair. At the district level, he served as Unit Commissioner and District Commissioner. He currently serves as an Assistant Council Commissioner. For the last four years, Jack has served as Dean of Commissioner College. He also served on the staff of Campaganza, Mountainfest, and four times for the National Jamboree. Additionally, he participated in two treks and three training sessions at Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. He is the recipient of the Silver Beaver Award, Cross & Flame Award, and the Torch Award. Jack has participated in Wood Badge, Powder Horn, and the National Camp Accreditation Program. In the community, Jack is the Volunteer Blood Drive Coordinator for the Red Cross, a member of the New Brighton Lions Club, and the Treasurer for the Beaver County Public Safety Committee. He serves as the Chairman of the Administrative Council at Unionville Methodist Church, as well as an Adult Sunday School Teacher. Jack will retire from the Workforce Development department at Community College of Beaver County in May and is a retired supervisor from the United Parcel Service. Having one daughter, two Eagle Scout sons, and four grandchildren, Jack has been married to wife Patricia for 47 years. He enjoys restoring antique cars, camping and travel.

Board of Directors Report Development April 2018 Paul Pigman-Sr. VP of Sustainability Daniel Sullivan-Staff Advisor Friends of Scouting

• The council closed March with Friends of Scouting pledges totaling $470,129 raised towards a $817,750 goal compared to $402,172 raised in 2017. This represents 57% of goal achieved, with 53% of goal achieved in family Friends of Scouting, 74% in community Friends of Scouting, and 50% in council phase.

• To date, our board of directors’ campaign has raised $157,819 or 49% of goal. 93% of our board has contributed, if you have not, please see Daniel Sullivan immediately following our meeting.

Foundations and Trusts • The 2018 Foundation campaign has pledges and payments in the amount of $206,500 raised towards a

goal of $650,000. • Please review the foundation roadmap, as well as the prospect list of additional foundations targeted

for approach in 2018 and beyond. If you can connect the council to any of the listed foundations or if you know of additional ones, please contact Daniel Sullivan, Director of Development

Special Events

• Special events have raised to date $329,428 or 44% of goal. This year’s Sporting Clays event is on target to exceed goal and break $100,000 for the first time in its existence.

United Way

• To date all United Way applications have been submitted with $270,000 committed for 2018. • We are continuously in discussions with the United Way of SWPA regarding our next funding cycle with

an RFP due to be released in January of 2019. State Funding

• We are in preliminary conversations with our lobbyist group at Cohen & Grigsby, several state representatives and the Cradle of Liberty Council regarding a funding bill for Scoutreach based initiatives in the state budget. Early conversations have discussed funding levels in the $800,000 range. We will provide more updates as this develops.

LAUREL HIGHLANDS COUNCIL 2018 Weekly Friends of Scouting Report4/2/2018

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

GOAL ACTUAL

% OF

GOAL

MONTH END

2017 DIFFERENCE GOAL ACTUAL

% OF

GOAL GOAL ACTUAL

% OF

GOAL

PREVIOUS

WEEK

CURRENT

WEEK

MOVEMENT

+/-

Beaver Valley 55,500$ 16,583$ 30% 22,279$ (5,696)$ 29,500$ 5,573$ 19% 26,000$ 11,010$ 42% 16,502$ 16,583$ 81$ General Greene 4,000$ 1,075$ 27% 3,355$ (2,280)$ 3,000$ 325$ 11% 1,000$ 750$ 75% 915$ 1,075$ 160$ Mon Valley 15,250$ 10,085$ 66% 10,134$ (49)$ 8,250$ 5,130$ 62% 7,000$ 4,955$ 71% 10,085$ 10,085$ -$ Mingo Trails 32,000$ 19,720$ 62% 18,449$ 1,271$ 19,000$ 13,060$ 69% 13,000$ 6,660$ 51% 18,962$ 19,720$ 758$

Team Lindh 106,750$ 47,463$ 44% 54,217$ (6,754)$ 59,750$ 24,088$ 40% 47,000$ 23,375$ 50% 46,464$ 47,463$ 999$

Eagle Valley 56,000$ 32,258$ 58% 36,530$ (4,272)$ 38,000$ 22,073$ 58% 18,000$ 10,185$ 57% 28,204$ 32,258$ 4,054$ Frontier 35,000$ 21,135$ 60% 15,381$ 5,754$ 20,000$ 9,573$ 48% 15,000$ 11,562$ 77% 20,148$ 21,135$ 987$ Japeechen 51,000$ 36,140$ 71% 36,475$ (335)$ 26,000$ 17,770$ 68% 25,000$ 18,370$ 73% 36,100$ 36,140$ 40$ Lackawanna 43,000$ 21,366$ 50% 28,754$ (7,388)$ 30,000$ 14,691$ 49% 13,000$ 6,675$ 51% 20,742$ 21,366$ 624$ Seneca 67,000$ 64,562$ 96% 48,267$ 16,295$ 32,000$ 21,837$ 68% 35,000$ 42,725$ 122% 62,337$ 64,562$ 2,225$

Team O'Brien 252,000$ 175,461$ 70% 165,407$ 10,054$ 146,000$ 85,944$ 59% 106,000$ 89,517$ 84% 167,531$ 175,461$ 7,930$

ScoutReach 5,000$ 7,065$ 141% 5,910$ 1,155$ -$ -$ 0% 5,000$ 7,065$ 141% 7,015$ 7,065$ 50$ Trailblazer 6,000$ 2,685$ 45% 4,317$ (1,632)$ -$ -$ 0% 6,000$ 2,685$ 45% 2,685$ 2,685$ -$

Team Parker 11,000$ 9,750$ 89% 10,227$ (477)$ -$ -$ 0% 11,000$ 9,750$ 89% 9,700$ 9,750$ 50$

Chestnut Ridge 12,600$ 5,667$ 45% 10,682$ (5,015)$ 11,500$ 5,492$ 48% 1,100$ 175$ 16% 5,642$ 5,667$ 25$ Keystone 12,700$ 8,198$ 65% 10,657$ (2,459)$ 10,300$ 6,639$ 64% 2,400$ 1,559$ 65% 8,198$ 8,198$ -$ Potomac 73,000$ 40,432$ 55% 25,008$ 15,424$ 16,000$ 4,955$ 31% 57,000$ 35,477$ 62% 37,347$ 40,432$ 3,085$ Chief Logan 15,200$ 9,289$ 61% 28,559$ (19,270)$ 12,700$ 6,699$ 53% 2,500$ 2,590$ 104% 9,289$ 9,289$ 0$ Forbes Trail 8,500$ 9,750$ 115% 8,515$ 1,235$ 7,200$ 4,200$ 58% 1,300$ 5,550$ 427% 9,750$ 9,750$ -$ Fort Bedford 6,000$ 6,300$ 105% 2,537$ 3,763$ 5,600$ 4,920$ 88% 400$ 1,380$ 345% 6,200$ 6,300$ 100$

Team Brenneman 128,000$ 79,636$ 62% 85,958$ (6,322)$ 63,300$ 32,905$ 52% 64,700$ 46,731$ 72% 76,426$ 79,636$ 3,210$

Board Campaign 320,000$ 157,819$ 49% 176,662$ (18,843)$ 154,526$ 157,819$ 3,293$

Board Campaign 320,000$ 157,819$ 49% 176,662$ (18,843)$ 154,526$ 157,819$ 3,293$

Council Totals 817,750$ 470,129$ 57% 492,471$ (22,342)$ 269,050$ 142,938$ 53% 228,700$ 169,373$ 74% 454,647$ 470,129$ 15,482$

DISTRICT/ DIVISION

FAMILY COMMUNITY FRIENDS OF SCOUTING TOTAL WEEKLY MOVEMENT

2018 Foundation Roadmap

FoundationProposal

TimeframeAmount

RequestedAmount Received

Degree of Confidence Notes

Vivian Lehman Foundation $29 HighMassey Foundation $20,000 HighEdith L. Trees Charitable Trust $75,000 $100,000 HighSchoonmaker Foundation $15,000 $20,000 HighLee Initiatives $5,000 HighBenter Foundation $10,000 HighG.C. Murphy Foundation $5,000 HighJack Buncher Foundation $150,000 $75,000 High Two part giftEQT Foundation $50,000 $25,000 HighMiscellaneous Small Gifts $10,000 HighNortheast Region Trust Fund $7,500 ModeratelyGauss Foundation $20,000 ModeratelyJackson Charitable Trust $10,000 ModeratelyR.K. Mellon Charitable Trust $100,000 ModeratelyClapp Foundation $5,000 ModeratelyHilda M. Willis Foundation $10,000 ModeratelyBirmingham Foundation $25,000 RelativelyAlcoa Foundation $15,000 Relatively

Henry H. Hillman Foundation $150,000 New Potential

Hilman Family Foundation $500,000 New Potential Capital

Grable Foundation $50,000 New Potential

Wheeler Foundation $1,500,000 New Potential Capital

Buhl Foundation $50,000 New Potential

Colcom Foundation $50,000 New Potential

DSF Foundation $250,000 New Potential

McCune Foundation $100,000 New Potential

PPG Foundation $25,000 New Potential

Heinz Foundation $50,000 New Potential

Weisbrod Foundation $25,000 New Potential$3,282,529 $220,000

Total 2018 Foundation Received $220,000Total 2018 Foundation Goal $655,000Percent of Goal 34%

LAUREL HIGHLANDS COUNCIL State Funding 2018 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

Grant/Funding TypeYear

AwardedAmount

RequestedAmount Awarded Purpose

BSA Project Manager

External Project Manager

Application Submitted

Final Audit Submitted

Gaming Economic Development Fund (GEDF) 2017 $500,000 $100,000 Flag Plaza Rehab (HVAC, Doors, Security) Daniel Sullivan Leandra Dimate 9/17/2018Community Infrastructure & Tourism Fund (CITF) 2018 $250,000 Scoutreach & TrailBlazer Daniel Sullivan 2/22/2018Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RCAP) 2018 $1,500,000 Heritage Facility Upgrades Daniel Sullivan 2/26/2018State Funding Bill 2018 $850,000 Scoutreach & TrailBlazer (COLBSA &LHCBSA) Daniel Sullivan Kim Hileman TBD

$3,100,000 $100,000

LAUREL HIGHLANDS COUNCIL 2018 Special Event Progress Reportas of: 4/3/2018

Boy Scouts of America

EVENT DATEGROSS

BUDGETNET

BUDGETGROSS ACTUAL

NET ACTUAL

% OF GROSS % OF NET

Whitney Dinner 15-Feb 84,000$ 65,500$ 82,263$ 61,976$ 98% 95%Mangle Dinner 22-Feb 89,000$ 74,800$ 68,330$ 55,066$ 77% 74%ESRD 31-May 115,000$ 74,000$ 33,300$ -$ 29% 0%Sporting Clays 8-Jun 95,000$ 63,325$ 75,250$ -$ 79% 0%Blair County Luncheon 19-Apr 26,000$ 22,300$ 4,300$ -$ 17% 0%Highmark Golf Event 25-Jun 95,000$ 71,000$ 46,500$ -$ 49% 0%Golf Classic 17-Sep 130,000$ 94,500$ 10,000$ -$ 8% 0%Mingo Golf 25-Jun 25,000$ 16,250$ -$ -$ 0% 0%William Penn Luncheon26-Sep 30,000$ 24,000$ 275$ -$ 1% 0%Detwiler Dinner 5-Sep 32,000$ 25,000$ -$ -$ 0% 0%Somerset Event 19-Apr 20,000$ 15,000$ 1,460$ -$ 7% 0%

Total: 741,000$ 545,675$ 321,678$ 117,042$ 43% 21%

Funder 2018 Proposed Program 2018 Funding Request 2018 Actual 2017 Funding request 2017 ActualUnited Way of Blair County Underserved Scouting Initiative 10,000$ 10,000$ -$ United Way of Indiana County Rural Scouting Intiative 9,145$ 9,275$ 9,145$ -$ United Way of Bedford County Comprehensive Scouting Program 7,000$ 7,000$ 6,400$ Greene County United Way Comprehensive Scouting Program 1,500$ 1,000$ 1,500$ County United Way - Allegany Comprehensive Scouting Program 8,920$ 20,000$ 8,920$ County United Way - Mineral Comprehensive Scouting Program 12,500$ 5,000$ 5,500$ County United Way - Garrett Comprehensive Scouting Program 3,300$ 7,500$ 2,242$ County United Way - Hampshire Comprehensive Scouting Program 1,500$ 2,500$ 579.58$ Beaver County United Way Comprehensive Scouting Program 13,000$ 15,000$ 12,750$ United Way of Washington CountyMon Valley United Way Comprehensive Scouting Program 2,000$ 2,000$ 1,500$ United Way of Southwest PA Cub Scouts 1-2-3 260,000$ 260,000$ 260,000$ 260,000$ United Way of the Laurel Highlands Underserved Scouting Intiative 15,000$ 10,000$ -$ TOTAL 343,865$ 269,275$ 349,145$ 299,391.58$

Laurel Highlands Council Membership Matrix

March 31, 2018

Boy Scouts of America

3.31.18 Mar 2018 + / - 3.31.18 Mar 2018 + / - Youth  +/- Units  +/-

07 Scoutreach 461 1241 -780 22 33 -11 429 32 25 -3

08 Trailblazer 966 1019 -53 38 37 1 1100 -134 35 3

Team Parker 1427 2260 -833 60 70 -10 1529 -102 60 0

01 Lackawanna 1031 1067 -36 50 55 -5 1010 21 50 0

05 Seneca 1257 1293 -36 42 43 -1 1251 6 42 0

06 Japeechen 792 859 -67 32 33 -1 780 12 34 -2

09 Frontier 850 861 -11 31 32 -1 840 10 32 -1

12 Eagle Valley 1410 1377 33 48 52 -4 1413 -3 50 -2

Team O'Brien 5340 5457 -117 203 215 -12 5294 46 208 -5

04 Beaver Valley 794 896 -102 35 39 -4 862 -68 37 -2

13 Mingo Trails 835 830 5 38 40 -2 825 10 38 0

15 Mon Valley 397 425 -28 19 20 -1 397 0 19 0

16 General Greene 125 90 35 8 5 3 125 0 8 0

Team Lindh 2151 2241 -90 100 104 -4 2209 -58 102 -2

02 Potomac 585 482 103 37 31 6 600 -15 36 1

21 Chestnut Ridge 300 350 -50 19 21 -2 300 0 19 0

22 Keystone 512 549 -37 21 25 -4 540 -28 25 -4

23 Chief Logan 679 528 151 34 32 2 674 5 33 1

24 Fort Bedford 202 212 -10 13 13 0 205 -3 13 0

25 Forbes Trail 336 336 0 20 19 1 336 0 20 0

Team Brenneman 2614 2457 157 144 141 3 2655 -41 146 -2

Traditional & Exploring Totals 11532 12415 -883 507 530 -23 11687 -155 516 -9

Learning for Life 487 392 95 5 1 4 487 0 5 0

Total Membership 12019 12807 -788 512 531 -19 12174 -155 521 -9

DistrictMarch ProjectionsYouth Units

Membership Report

Executive Board Meeting

April 10, 2018

On March 9, our entire staff along with professionals and volunteers from NER Area 4 participated in an

Exploring Training administered by Chad Srader from the National Service Center’s Exploring Division.

This training was not only helpful for our new employees to see the full catalog that Exploring has to

offer but it served as a refresher/update for our existing employees on the potential growth opportunity

Exploring has in our council.

Current membership is tracking behind the first quarter of 2017 by -788 youth and -19 Units. This is due

largely to dropped youth from charter renewal, 4144 youth dropped this year vs 3587 last year (557

difference). We will be reaching out to the youth in those families who have not aged out or attained

the rank of Eagle Scout to see why they left Scouting and if they are interested in returning.

Spring Recruitment is under way. We currently have 62 units that have scheduled dates for Spring

Recruitments and 25 new youth have been recruited to date. We have carried over our Hooked-on

Scouting promotion for this Spring; each new Scout that joins from March 1 – May 15 will receive a new

fishing pole and tackle kit.

To support this theme, we are also having fishing derbies at Camp Seph Mack and North Park on

Saturday, May 19th to give the new Scouts an opportunity to use their new fishing poles. All new Scouts

will attend free of charge and all existing Scouts that would like to participate are only $5.00. Fishing

poles will be available for purchase at each event.

Our membership committee is working hard not only on Spring recruitment, but on preparing for our

Fall Campaign as well. Information for the Fall campaign will be distributed at each district’s Program

Planning Kickoff in May/June of this year. The next council Membership Committee meeting will be

Wednesday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. (conference call).

Unit Service Report

Executive Board Meeting

April 10, 2018

Youth Serving Executives

We currently have 18 youth serving executives (hired Executive for Chestnut Ridge/Keystone). Only one

current vacancy for the council remains (second Executive in Potomac District). Current status for

Journey to Excellence is Silver.

Unit Retention/New Units

With charter renewal season now behind us, we are currently showing 493 units have renewed their

charters (89.1%). We still have eight units that still need to renew their charter (YPT or PA Clearance

issues). Once all units are renewed we will be over 90% and putting us in position to work on part two of

this criteria.

Adding new units is an additional criterion for this goal in 2018. To date we have organized two new

units – an Explorer Post and a Cub Scout Pack. We need to organize 29 units this year to have a chance

at achieving Gold Status for this category (28 units were organized in 2017). Current Journey to

Excellence Status is Bronze.

Unit Contacts

Our Commissioner staff is working hard to reach our goal meeting with 100% of chartered organizations

in 2018. A tracking sheet for those meetings has been developed and has been shared with the

Executive Board. The charter renewal process for 2018 will not be able to be completed this year

without a meeting with the chartered organization. To date, our Commissioners have made 612

contacts (logged) to units. Each unit must be visited six times in 2018 to count towards our visitation

percentage. Our current percentage of units contacted is 2.64%, which doesn’t rank us in Journey to

Excellence.

The next Council Commissioner Cabinet meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. at Flag

Plaza.

Flag Plaza Scout Center Johnstown Galleria Mall Scout Shop 1275 Bedford Avenue Cumberland Scout Shop Johnstown, PA Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3699 McMullen Highway, Cumberland, MD (814) 471-1090, ext. 7103 (412) 471-2927 (301) 729-1300 (412) 232-3606 fax www.lhcscouting.org

Facilities Update April 2, 2018

• Summer camp opens in ten weeks!

We have much to do to be ready for campers to arrive to our camps in ten weeks. We have repairs from many months of winter, painting, program equipment to clean and move to program areas, buildings to clean and so much more. We can really use everyone’s help and we have many opportunities for you to assist. Please review the list of dates and locations of work days below and select a time or two that you could help for a few hours: Camp Seph Mack Pre-Camp Inspection 4-21-18 Camp Seph Mack Beaver Day (work day) 4-28-18 Heritage Reservation Pre-Camp Inspection 5-12-18 Heritage Reservation OA Ordeal 5-19-18 Heritage Reservation Beaver Weekend 6-1 to 3-18

• Ongoing projects

o We continue to work with Gary Moshier on the reconfiguration of the main shower house in Camp Independence to accommodate family camping. We are reviewing options for retrofitting the current shower or constructing a replacement. This work will be funded through an extended natural resources lease at Heritage and timbering.

o We will begin construction on restroom updates to Nemacolin Lodge, adding a latrine near Adirondack shelters and continuing pond maintenance at Camp Anawanna this spring.

• Camp Master Plan o The Camp Master Plan report is nearing completion. o After additional vetting at the April Camp Master Plan Committee meeting, the

Master Plan initial draft will be presented to a select group for a roll-out plan to be developed prior to presenting to the Executive Committee.

o After input from the Executive Committee and any requested follow-up work is completed, the Camp Master Plan draft is to be presented to the full board.

Thank you, Richard Krapp Vice President, Properties

Program Report April 10, 2018

Leadership Development: A Program Training Conference was held on March 24, 2018 at Gateway Middle School in Monroeville. This event was coordinated with the College of Commissioner Sciences and had nearly 200 people in attendance. Wendy Shaw, Director of Membership Growth, National Council, addressed the whole group during the opening about the Family Scouting program and lead several courses during the day on Family Scouting and the New Member Coordinator. Wood Badge will be held August 24-26 and September 14-16 at Camp Twin Echo. Ed Szygenda from Mingo Trails District is the course director. The staff has met several times for developments and are getting ready for a great course. Currently there are 18 people registered for the course. Powder Horn is a program resources training program for Boy Scout troop and Venture crew leaders. The Leadership Development committee has approved a course to be offered in the spring of 2019. William Milliron has accepted the role of course director for Powder Horn. Advancement Committee: The Eagle Scout Recognition Dinner Program Committee will be interviewing Eagle Scouts on April 10 for the speaking roles at the dinner. Currently, there are 115 Scouts registered for the dinner. Michael Surbaugh will be the keynote speaker. Activities Committee: The World Jamboree will be held at The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve in West Virginia from July 21 to August 2, 2019. While the council does not have a contingent to the World Jamboree, it is participating in the Area 4 Contingent. Applications are being accepted for participants and International Service Team members. Currently, the council has 50 Scouts and Venturers who have applied for the World Scout Jamboree as part of the area contingent and there is room for an additional 60 youth. Scouting for Food is happening in the month of April. About 100 Scouting units have signed up for the campaign. They will be distributing door hangers and collecting food throughout the month of April. The corporate campaign has started and we anticipate that this will be another great year for the campaign. At the recent Activities Committee meeting, the group continued discussions on the 2018 Flag Day and 50th Anniversary Celebration. They are currently still looking for a chair for this event.

Flag Plaza Scout Center 1275 Bedford Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3699 (412) 471-2927 www.lhcscouting.org

Council Board Meeting

April 10, 2018

Camping Report

• Camp Promotion is ongoing and is the Camping Committee’s first priority. Unit-based promotions are being completed. Further follow up is taking place with units that have not responded to requests to schedule promotions. To improve future camp marketing and promotion efforts, a group of former summer camp staff and council professionals with marketing expertise have formed the Acorn Society which is meeting regularly and has the following focus: o Develop a full summer marketing plan for 2019 o Recruit, hire, and support a seasonal Outdoor Marketing Director to guide summer social media promotion, develop marketing collateral, and collect images and video throughout the summer. o Provide any needed support for continued 2018 camp promotions.

• Camp staff recruiting is ongoing and continues to be a challenge. This is the Camping Committee’s second priority. Four days of camp staff interviews took place from January through March. As of April 2, the following major positions were open o Camp Seph Mack – Aquatics Director, Climbing Director, Kitchen Manager o Camp Independence – Trading Post Manager, Sr. Shooting Sports Instructor o Camp Liberty – Aquatics Director, Commissary Manager o Camp Freedom – Shotgun Director, Trading Post Manager, Waterskiing Instructor o Eagle Base – ATV Director o Heritage Central – 2nd/3rd Health officers, Trading Post Manager

• The council’s Aquatics Committee has been restarted and has six members. The committee is focused on ensuring our camps meet NCAP Standards related to aquatics. They are currently updating camp aquatics emergency action plans and reviewing aquatics camp staff training. The committee has met three times since January 1. Flag Plaza Scout Center 1275 Bedford Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3699 (412) 471-2927 http://www.lhc-bsa.org

• The council’s Conservation Committee has been restarted and has six members. The committee is focused on ensuring our camps meet NCAP Standards related to conservation. They are reviewing and updating the camp conservation plans, developing conservation based service projects for summer camp and year-round, and discussing offering Leave No Trace training throughout the council. • Beaver Service Weekends are coming up this spring. These weekends are incredibly important to make sure our summer camps are set up and ready for campers. As an example, at Heritage Reservation, we have nearly 600 tents that need to be set up. Details are provided on a separate flyer. If available, please come lend a hand. Many hands make light work

Laurel Highlands Council Boy Scouts of America

Beaver Days 2018 www.lhcscouting.org

Beaver

Days

2018

Beaver Days are very important workdays held each year at Camp Seph Mack and Heritage Reservation. Scouts, Scouters, and parents are invited to participate in Beaver Day. Scouters with particular skills are also asked to attend. Feel free to bring your unit for the day or camp for free for the weekend. This council-wide

event is incredibly important to make sure our camps are set up for summer camp. We will begin at 9:00 a.m. and lunch on Saturday will be provided.

Camp Seph Mack - April 28 https://scoutingevent.com/527-18CSMBeaverDay

Heritage Beaver Weekend June 1-3 https://scoutingevent.com/527-18HRBeaverWknd

Registration Information Coming Soon

For more information contact Mike Manner, LHC Director of Camping

412-325-7914 or mike.manner@scouting.org

2018

Summer Camp Leadership Feedback Sessions

Please join us on one or more of the dates listed below to hear feedback from our

summer camp attendees.

Date Time Location Camp Session June 19 6:00 p.m. Camp Seph Mack Boy Scout Week 1

June 21 3:00 p.m. Heritage (Freedom/Liberty)

Boy Scout Week 1

June 26 6:00 p.m. Camp Seph Mack Boy Scout Week 2

June 28 3:00 p.m. Heritage (Freedom/Liberty)

Boy Scout Week 2

July 2 1:00 p.m. Heritage (Independence)

Pack Camp

July 3 6:00 p.m. Camp Seph Mack Boy Scout Week 3

July 5 3:00 p.m. Heritage (Freedom/Liberty)

Boy Scout Week 3

July 9 1:00 p.m. Heritage (Independence)

Cub Resident Camp

July 10 6:00 p.m. Camp Seph Mack Boy Scout Week 4

July 12 3:00 p.m. Heritage (Freedom/Liberty)

Boy Scout Week 4

July 16 1:00 p.m. Heritage (Independence)

Webelos Resident Camp

July 17 6:00 p.m. Camp Seph Mack Boy Scout Week 5

July 19 3:00 p.m. Heritage (Freedom/Liberty)

Boy Scout Week 5

July 26 3:00 p.m. Heritage (Freedom/Liberty)

Boy Scout Week 5

If you plan to attend, please rsvp to Carolyn Guzik (carolyn.guzik@scouting.org or

412-325-7901) at least one week prior.

Visitors are invited to come for lunch or stay for dinner!